tourism
Sydney occupancy worst since 2009
Sydney’s hotel occupancy saw a significant year-on-year fall in July as a flurry of new rooms came online and events…
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Industry
“Essential protections” slammed as a feather-light waste of time
The Andrews government this week passed regulations to curb the shocking behaviour seen in numerous short-let party pads throughout Melbourne.
Read More Boutique $100m hotel for Sydney as study shows Aussies opting to holiday at home
A family-owned former college in the heart of Sydney is set to become a $100 million short-stay boutique hotel.
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Developments
In a field of out-there new hotels, is this Australia’s quirkiest?
A unique tapering hotel complete with its own gin distillery, lavender farm, maze and amphitheatre is to be build in…
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Guest Facilities
The amenities helping accom clean up its act
The world's hotels dispose of some ten billion pieces of packaging from bathroom amenities every year - and the vast…
Read More Industry players snap up $15 million rights to landmark resorts
The management rights of two landmark oceanfront resorts on Queensland’s Sunshine and Fraser coasts have sold for a figure close…
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Industry
Three secrets your booking engine is dying to tell you
Your booking engine holds a goldmine of free data, but only if you take the time to unearth it.
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Industry
“Forced out of the shadows”: How we failed to see disruption coming – and what to do about it
Most traditional accommodation providers in Australia failed to recognise this changing dynamic and many are feeling the impact now as…
Read More Airbnb urges law change to stop violence
Airbnb is urging the Victorian government to pass ‘anti-party laws’ next week following a spate of violent incidents in short-let…
Read MoreLandmark changes for Australian accom
Three of the nation’s landmark hotels are to undergo major changes in a period of upheaval for the industry.
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